Full Court Press: A look at Portlaoise Panthers

Portlaoise Panthers’ National Basketball Roundup

Catalyst Fr. Mathews wait for a win in the Domino’s Women’s Super League continues, they were edged 82-78 at Midlands Park Hotel Portlaoise Panthers Basketball Club. Laila Blair again led their charge with 28 points, however Panthers had scoring evenly spread with four players in double figures, headed by Alyssa Velles’ 21 point haul.

Limerick Sport Eagles have temporarily entered the top two in the Division One table for the time being with an 83-66 triumph over ND Audit Portlaoise Panthers Basketball Club. Eagles had two players with double-doubles, with Ryan Leonard scoring 15 and adding 10 rebounds, along with Tobias Christensen getting 13 points and grabbing 11 boards. For Portlaoise, Davin McEvoy and Amiri Stewart combined for 30 for the Panthers, but Eagles were ultimately too strong after taking a first-quarter lead that they would never surrender for the remainder of the game. Eagles are now 8-4 in second with all of the other 8-3 sides in action tomorrow, looking to overtake them.

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